outboard motor

outboard motor — ☆ outboard motor n. a portable gasoline engine with a propeller, mounted outboard on the stern of a boat to propel it …   English World dictionary

Outboard motor — Basic parts of an outboard motor Bolinder s two cylinder T …   Wikipedia

outboard motor — UK [ˌaʊtbɔː(r)d ˈməʊtə(r)] / US [ˌaʊtbɔrd ˈmoʊtər] noun [countable] Word forms outboard motor : singular outboard motor plural outboard motors a motor that is fitted to the outside of a small boat at the back end …   English dictionary

outboard motor — out|board mo|tor [ˌautbo:d ˈməutə US bo:rd ˈmoutər] n ↑outboard motor, ↑dinghy a motor attached to the back end of a small boat …   Dictionary of contemporary English

outboard motor — noun internal combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑outboard • Derivationally related forms: ↑outboard (for: ↑outboard) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

outboard motor — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. marine motor, two cycle motor, detachable motor, boat motor, boating equipment; see also motor …   English dictionary for students

outboard motor — out|board mo|tor [ ,autbɔrd moutər ] noun count a motor that is attached to the outside of a small boat at the back end …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

outboard motor — noun (C) a motor fixed to the back end of a small boat …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

outboard motor — A boat motor which is attached to the rear of a small boat …   Dictionary of automotive terms

outboard motor — noun Date: 1909 a small internal combustion engine with propeller integrally attached for mounting at the stern of a small boat …   New Collegiate Dictionary

outboard motor — a portable gasoline engine with propeller and tiller, clamped on the stern of a boat. [1905 10] * * * …   Universalium